Helsinki Festival is an admirable multi-arts festival in the Nordic countries. The event takes place all across the city of Helsinki and broadens the cultural fabric in theatre, circus, dance, music, visual arts amongst other forms of creativity.

Wintertime in Finland is known as the period of magic and chill. After many weeks of cold temperatures ranging up to -25 C, the sea becomes frozen. This is the time to walk lakes or the sea with friends and family.

Team Nano Spark’s idea was to make the Marimekko brand more approachable to new consumers by creating a virtual factory tour communicating each step of the design process until the final product release. The judges loved it and Team Nano Spark was one of the winners at the end of the competition.

Anna Brchisky, representing the co-partner Junction, welcomes all design teams, the jury and other guests to the award ceremony. Junction is responsible for a number of inspiring hackathon events in Finland.

Modern meets classic Marimekko printed cotton fabrics. The pattern in the middle titled Veljekset displays Finnish folk tales and is designed by young designer Maija Louekari to celebrate Finland’s 100th year of independence in 2017. The pattern next to Veljekset named Iso Noppa was designed by Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi in 1954.

At the Danish reception at the Helsinki Design Week's Design Diplomacy event visitors were greeted by the Embassy's personnel, the Minister-Counsellor Jens Christian Andersen and Commercial Counsellor Troels Jakobsen, and welcomed to a glass of champagne.

One of the very successful concepts by Helsinki Design Week is the Design Diplomacy discussion series. Helsinki-based ambassadors residences open their doors to the public and registered participants gain the unique opportunity to explore the interior and architecture of the apartments. In addition, the events invite to a ludic Q&A card game session with a designer from each country meeting a corresponding Finnish design professional. This image is taken in the Danish residence in one of the many cosy meeting rooms fitted with classic Danish interiors.

A portrait of Pekka Lanerva, the Artistic Director of the Love & Anarchy (Helsinki International Film Festival). Each year in the month of September, HIFF presents a dynamic programme of new films from well-known filmmakers and newcomers.

There are many ways how to pick blueberries. I would use my hands, but of course, there exist berry picking tools like the rake depictured which helps quick and effortless to pull off berries without pulling the leaves.

Saimaa won numerous awards for the most popular rock music album of the year 2015 in Finland. Most of the compositions are made by Matti Mikkola (the guitarist with the white sweater) who performs his energetic orchestral works with many musicians.

Nearly all clogs (träskor) are manufactured in Skåne, the southern region of Sweden. Clogs are a popular type of footwear in Scandinavia. Usually, Swedish clogs are made of two parts where the sole is out of wood, and the upper part of leather. Clogs are very fashionable amongst Swedish woman of any age and teenage girls.

Helsinki Festival is an admirable multi-arts festival in the Nordic countries. The event takes place all across the city of Helsinki and broadens the cultural fabric in theatre, circus, dance, music, visual arts amongst other forms of creativity.